The Ecological World View

Abstract

In November 2008 I was fortunate enough to attend the Australasian Wildlife Management Society Conference in Fremantle where Charles Krebs presented as a key-note speaker. It is fair to say that Krebs? presentation left a significant mark on its audience, as evidenced by continued reference to his talk in subsequent presentations. Of course, Krebs is no stranger to this level of citation. His text book, ?Ecology: the Experimental Analysis of Distribution and Abundance?, has been cited nearly 1800 times since its original publication, and is currently in its 6th edition. When combined with more than 200 peerreviewed papers, Krebs? achievements and impact on the field of ecology cast an enviable shadow. As such, it was with a high level of expectation and a little trepidation that I decided to review his recent text ?The Ecological World View?.